Venus Cafe

This is the best tasting HK place in my opinion! I live in Milbrae where we have a ton of HK places around but I will make the drive to any Venus Cafe location because their baked dishes are amazing.My favorite is the big brother with spaghetti and baked seafood rice, usually with other HK restaurants, the baked dishes are pretty bland. But Venus cafe, their baked dishes have so much flavor - just phenomenal.The portions are generous and the service is good!

Came here for a weekday dinner with a large group. They were accommodating, but the food in general was quite mediocre.I got the Hainan chicken which was tender but too salty. The rice it came with was also not very good. It was dry and curry flavored... I barely ate any of the rice.I also tried their chow fun (wide and flat rice noodles) with the gooey egg gravy. The noodles were a bit undercooked and still gritty. Maybe their baked dishes are better?

The rice rolls were so good with the sauce. I loved the pieces that were pan fried more because it was crunchy on the outside but the inside was still soft. First time I've seen rice rolls being cooked this way but it's really good. Would be even better if they were pan fried for longer. The French toast was also really good. A classic appetizer for Hong Kong cafes.The hainan chicken was okay not the best that I've had. They also did not remove the bones from the chicken like other places have. The chicken wasn't that flavorful so the sauces they give you are a must. The rice also was not that flavorful. It also came with a Hong Kong Milk tea which was pretty good but make sure to mix it before you drink it because all of the syrup is at the bottom and I got a mouthful of syrup and after drinking that, the rest wasn't that sweet. The beef plate with noodles was okay can skip. The braised beef with noodles was also just okay I think you could also skip. The service was pretty good they cam out with the food pretty fast as well.

At first glance, Venus Cafe doesn't look like much, but the food here really exceeded my expectations! It was pretty empty during our Tuesday night dinner, so we were seated right away. My partner and I shared the Big Brother and Beef w/Egg Gravy Over Rice which came with a milk tea drinks since we were dining on a weekday (also had the option to choose either coffee or lemon tea). The serving sizes were generous with reasonable prices, and we were only able to finish half of the dishes between the two of us. Honestly, I wished that I didn't feel full because the Big Brother dish tasted so good that I wanted to keep eating it. The place is not the most aesthetic by any means, but these two dishes really did the place justice, and I would definitely come back to eat here again!

Authentic Hong Kong local food. We had flat rice noodles with beef and egg gravy滑蛋牛河it's delicious with wok-hei, the beef is tender too. Curry fishball and radish is great, the thicker curry gravy is my favorite. We also have the nostalgia ovaltine drinks, it's rich chocolate malty drinks that are my childhood favorites.

Felt like having rice porridge and this place did not disappoint. I love PLAIN (no hundred yr old egg- etc.) jook with just a bit of minced beef and this was it! Could have used a little chopped green onion and ginger on top but I had some at home. It was a good consistency, beef was tender and it had a nice flavor. I added a touch of hot sauce and soy. Ordered the Chinese donut which was great reheated in the toaster over. Will definitely go back for this.

I've been coming here for years and never had any issues. Love the food here. Usually never a wait. Plenty of seating. Lots of parking.Today was so weird! You have to go in the back to the cashier to pay. Went to pay and sat back down to pack my food and continued my conversation with my friends. They already cleared our plates but we were still finishing up our drinks.The lady not even our serve comes to our table to tell me. "You did not tip!"We were sooooo confused. We often leave tip on table before we leave but we weren't leaving yet.I overly tipped And the worker literally had no shame asking for a tip! I'm not returning. I can't believe this. People often leave and not leave a tip after a comment like that! After speaking to others about this situation that stated they would have not left a tip after that rude comment. I tipped more than needed. I also paid cash so I also saved your business a processing fee from the credit card company. You're welcome. Please respect your customers.

I used to come here regularly over 10 years ago and have fond memories of delicious comfort food. It definitely looks a little different on the inside, but the prices here are still reasonable for the times. The service was average, fast with no frills. The food however was below average. I don't know why but the food was either tasteless or too salty. Rice was hard, and I had to force myself to take some bites. The fried calamari made me wonder what calamari?! The beef in the soup was very tough, it was basically just noodle soup. Definitely won't find me coming back here again!

Got take out mid day on a Sunday. I ordered baked pork chop over rice, Singapore noodles and beef chow fun. Baked pork chop was good and tender and they give you a lot of rice. Singapore noodles and chow fun were solid with good flavor. I was impressed with the portion size of the noodles! We had leftovers for a few days. Dishes were a little high in price but they do give you a decent serving size. Overall 3.75 stars

Nice little restaurant in the place near another restaurant. The service was good and fairly quick for the time we arrived. We arrived around 12:25 for lunch. There were only 2 other tables taken but by the time we were served our food the restaurant had filled for the lunch rush. The green beans and pork with mama's hot sauce was served and the waiter said be careful it's spicy. Which I appreciate because we had a baby. However for my adult taste buds, it was not spicy. I had to douse it in the chili sauce. Some of the green beans were not fully cooked. Shanghai chow mein with pork- I honestly wish it had some flavor. The birthday girl loved them . Pork chop over rice was okay. The rice was over cooked. Unfortunately, this place didn't impress. The lemon ice tea was super sweet. Thank you for my daughter's first birthday lunch. Long noodles long life! She enjoyed it.